Our Trip....Finally!

Many of my friends have been bugging me to update my blog and write about our trip. Boy, it's tough getting back into the swing of things when you get home. I finally get everyone back on a schedule and then I go and get sick on top of it...But, I will start to update you on our trip now. So, here goes some of it.

The first two days we camped with my parents. That's them with the girls above. We went to Missoula MT first and camped at a little spot off the HWY called Yogi Bear camp grounds. It was cute and had a pool, which was nice but a little chilly. The girls handled the car trip rather well. We didn't have to use the DVD at all that day. Sarah slept most of the way and Amanda was amusing herself with a scavenger hunt that my friend Lori made for her.

The second day we continued to travel thru MT and saw some wonderful scenery. I wanted to stop and take so many pic's but if I stopped every time I saw something to take a pic of, we would still be on our trip. We traveled thru a small sliver of Yellowstone on our way to our second camp ground. And, we saw a moose, A MOOSE! I couldn't believe it. That was the first time I've ever seen one not in a zoo. Yippee! We didn't get any pictures because we were going too fast, but I was able to get it on video. I hope it turns out.

The second place we stayed at was Hebgen Lake, MT. It was so pretty there. We saw a pelican swimming in the water there. I didn't know we had these huge pelicans. Hmmm learn something everyday. I got some great pic's of Amanda there.


I couldn't believe I got her to smile and look at me at the same time. They had this building there at the camp ground and while we were taking the pic we were being dive bombed by birds who had made nests in the rafters right above our heads. I can't believe that Amanda didn't notice them, but was glade she didn't.



They also had a great photo op here with this fence along the outside of our campground. Amanda really liked climbing on it. Of course I think she just liked anything she could do that didn't require sitting in the truck.



Here is a the view of the lake when we woke up on our third day. It was beautiful.

Well, I have a ton more pic's to show, but this is taking too long. So, I will sign off for now and return for the rest of the story. And, I think I will do it with a slide show because I got a little camera happy, and took way too many pic's. But, hey that's me. More later.

Home again

Hello everybody. Sorry to be gone for so long. We took basically a 3 week camping trip back to see Dave's family. Whew, that was a long time. But, it went really well. So, expect some really great photo's. I only took about 900, literally. I love my digital camera.

I wanted to thank Lori for introducing me to all her blogging friends. It's nice to meet you all. I like all the comments you leave. I hope to visit you all on your blogs as well. I'm still trying to find time to do it all, but will get around to it eventually.

Well, that's all for now. I'm still getting the house back in order and everyone back on a schedule. Wish me luck and to all you new comers...Welcome to my blog.

Early Bird....

Our sweet little Amanda, what are we to do with you. Amanda has developed a little condition...it's called Early Birdism. Tee-Hee. Lately, she has been waking up when the birds in the tree outside her window wake up. And, since the sun now rises at about 4:30 in the morning, she thinks that it's time to stay up. We are so exhausted we can't stand it. Sarah won't go to sleep until 11:00 pm and now Amanda is getting up between 4:30 and 5 am. We have tried so many things to stop this...we've rearranged her room so her head is as far from the window as we can get it, she has a white noise machine and we've turned it all the way up, I've put a heavy blanket over the window to try and block out the light...and now I've gotten a digital clock in her room and taped a piece of paper to it with 7:00 written on it and told her she can't get out of bed unless the clock matches what's on the paper. Dave is a little skeptical that this will work and, truth be told, so am I. But, I thought we would give it a try. I might have to purchase a shotgun and go target shooting one morning. :0) This is just so not like her. She used to sleep from 8:00 pm until 8 or 9:00 am. Oh, we were so spoiled I just don't know what to do. Any suggestions from anybody out there? We will try almost anything.

Lori's visit

Last week my best friend Lori came to visit us. We didn't do a whole lot while she was here. But, we had fun playing with the girls. Amanda had the best time playing with Lori. She would wake up every morning looking for her. We went to gymnastics to watch Amanda, she really enjoyed showing off for us. We also went to the library, had a picnic lunch and played around the house. We had a really good time. I can't wait to take the girls back to visit Lori and maybe visit the beach. We'll see if Amanda will go in the water this time. In the past she's run away screaming. Thank you Lori for coming to visit us. We really had a great time.

First Taste Of Marion Berry Pie

No, that's not lipstick you see on those cute little lips. Grandma introduced the delicious taste of marion berry pie. She lllloooovvveeedddd it! After her first bite, she stood next to Grandma's chair with her mouth open for the next bite. She looked just like a baby bird begging for her worm.

Play Date

Last week a couple of friends came over to play. I thought to myself what a great opportunity to get some camera practice. I needed to work on my action shots and the kids were very happy to show me all their moves. Below you will see a slide show of them.

Ally and Aden are a couple of Amanda's friends and when Sarah learns what a friend is, I'm sure she'll say they are her friends, too. They had so much fun playing hide and seek, I just had to take pictures. I thought they turned out pretty well. I can't wait to practice on them again. Let me know what you think.

Check out my Slide Show!